Jifoi (bowl)

Asmat artist(s)

mid-20th century

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 350

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Title: Jifoi (bowl)
Artist: Asmat artist(s)
Date: mid-20th century
Geography: Indonesia, West Papua, Erma village
Culture: Asmat people
Medium: Wood, paint
Dimensions: H. 6 1/4 × W. 35 1/2 × D. 7 in. (15.9 × 90.2 × 17.8 cm)
Classification: Wood-Containers
Credit Line: The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, Gift of Nelson A. Rockefeller and Mrs. Mary C. Rockefeller, 1965
Object Number: 1978.412.1177
Curatorial Department: The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing

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